Emily Head

Emily Head (born 15 December 1988) is an English actress. Her breakout role was as Carli D'Amato in E4's sitcom The Inbetweeners and she later played Rebecca White in ITV soap opera Emmerdale and Colette Andrews in BBC drama, The Syndicate.

Emily Head
Head's image in her United Agents profile
Born	(1988-12-15) 15 December 1988 (age 36) Fulham, London, England
Alma mater	BRIT School
Occupation(s)	Actress, presenter
Years active	2003–present
Father	Anthony Head
Relatives	Daisy Head (sister) Helen Shingler (grandmother) Murray Head (uncle)

Early life

Head is the elder daughter of actor Anthony Head.^[1] She attended the BRIT School in Croydon, where she completed a BTEC course in acting and was a schoolmate of singers Katy B and Adele.

Career

Head played a supporting role as Carli D'Amato in E4's sitcom The Inbetweeners from 2008 to 2010 as well as appearing in the follow-up 2011 film The Inbetweeners Movie.^[2] She also appeared in an episode of M.I. High, in which she played an evil mastermind involved in a bank scam.^[3]

In 2011, she appeared alongside Coronation Street star Craig Gazey in Jason Hall's play Third Floor.^[4] In December 2011, she played Melissa Milcote in the Bristol Old Vic production of Helen Edmundson's Coram Boy at the Colston Hall in Bristol.^[5]

In 2013, it was announced she would be appearing in the Bravo drama Rita, playing the title character's daughter.^[6][7] In 2014, she played Angela "Ange" in an in-the-round production of Abigail's Party at Leicester's Curve.^[8][9]

Emmerdale

In September 2016, it was announced that Head would be joining the cast of the ITV soap opera Emmerdale, playing the role of Rebecca White.^[10] Rebecca is the daughter of Lawrence White (John Bowe), half-sister of Chrissie White (Louise Marwood) and aunt of Lachlan White (Thomas Atkinson). Head made her first appearance as Rebecca on 11 October 2016. Head's character left Emmerdale in the episode broadcast on 2 November 2018.^[11]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref(s)
2005	Trial & Retribution: The Lovers	Natalie Franke	1 episode	[12]
2007	Doc Martin	Poppy, "Movement"		[13]
2008	The Invisibles	Grace Riley	Supporting role	[14][15]
2008–2010	The Inbetweeners	Carli D'Amato	Main role; 11 episodes	[16][17]
2010	MI High	Bre (Waitress)	1 episode	[18]
	Doctors	Liz Wates		[19]
2011	The Inbetweeners Movie	Carli D'Amato	Film	[20][21]
	My Piece of the Pie	Baby-sitter Londres		[22]
	William & Catherine: A Royal Romance	Cynthia	Hallmark movie	[23]
2012	Robot Chicken	Mary Poppins / Wife	Voice role; 1 episode	[24]
2015	Doctors	Paula Dowling	1 episode	[25]
2016–2018	Emmerdale	Rebecca White	Regular role; 280 episodes	[26]
2019	The Inbetweeners: Fwends Reunited	Herself	1 episode (special)	[27]
2020	Life	Julia	1 episode	[28]
2021	The Syndicate	Colette Andrews	Main role	[29]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Result	Ref.
2017	22nd National Television Awards	Newcomer	Nominated	[30]
2017	Inside Soap Awards	Best Newcomer	Nominated	[31]